daddy's girl

See also: Daddy's girl

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Noun

daddy's girl (plural daddy's girls)

  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) A girl or woman who has a very close bond with her father.
    Coordinate terms: daddy's boy, mama's boy
    • 1959, Roy Herring, “High Cotton”, in Chicago Review‎[1], volume 13, number 4, page 104:
      Nobody thinks you're cute for it. You're nothin' but a Daddy's girl—just like you're a teacher's pet. You just do it 'cause you think it makes him laugh and love you.
    • 2005 June 19, Viv Groskop, “I'll always be Daddy's girl at heart”, in The Guardian‎[2], archived from the original on 19 September 2014:
      My father and I were never similar enough to drive each other mad, yet we were close enough in character to have a silent understanding. I am getting a bit old to be a daddy's girl now but I suspect I will always be one, even when I'm an old crone.

Usage notes

  • When used pejoratively, the phrase usually implies someone is spoiled by her father.
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